Back from Eternity (1956)
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64% of users liked it
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Director John Farrow's Back From Eternity is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Farrow's 1939 film Five Came Back. The earlier film is the better of the two, if only because it is 22 minutes shorter. The plot concerns a small passenger plane that crashlands in South America, square in the… More Director John Farrow's Back From Eternity is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Farrow's 1939 film Five Came Back. The earlier film is the better of the two, if only because it is 22 minutes shorter. The plot concerns a small passenger plane that crashlands in South America, square in the heart of headhunter country. Pilot Robert Ryan is able to get the plane back into flying condition; unfortunately he discovers that the plane will only be able to carry five of its eleven passengers to safety. Who will have to be left behind: condemned murderer Rod Steiger, socialite Phyllis Kirk, her weak-willed fiance Gene Barry, copilot Keith Andes, elderly married couple Beulah Bondi and Cameron Prud'homme, songstress Anita Ekberg, foul-tempered cop Fred Clark, soft-hearted crook Jesse White, or tousle-haired kid Jon Provost? Rod Steiger is just fine in the role orginally played by Joseph Calleia, but Ekberg is no match for the original's Lucille Ball. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Farrow
- Written By
- Richard Carroll, Jonathan Latimer
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Feb 19, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... John Farrow's 1956 aviation disaster thriller turned jungle survival drama is in fact a faithful remake of the director's own 1939 Five Came Back.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Why this film was made was to see if it could save failing RKO additional expenses and make money the easy way through a remake.
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Cast
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Robert Ryan
as Bill
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Anita Ekberg
as Rena
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Rod Steiger
as Vasquez
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Phyllis Kirk
as Louise
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Keith Andes
as Joen
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Gene Barry
as Ellis
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Fred Clark
as Crimp
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Beulah Bondi
as Martha
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Cameron Prud'Homme
as Henry
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Jesse White
as Pete
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Adele Mara
as Maria
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Jon Provost
as Tommy
- Barbara Eden
